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H.R. 6415 115th Congress House

American Border Act

Official title: To provide for border security, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 18, 2018 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Aug 1, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security.
Jul 26, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 25, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jul 19, 2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Jul 18, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Armed Services, Natural Resources, the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 18, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2018

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Border Act

This bill modifies various provisions related to border security, including by:

  • directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to achieve situational awareness and operational control of the southern border,
  • requiring U.S. Customs and Border Protection to carry out a certain minimum number of flight hours in patrol of the southern border,
  • directing DHS to deploy certain infrastructure along specified sectors of the southern border,
  • authorizing DHS to request U.S. National Guard support to secure the southern border, and
  • establishing within DHS the Integrated Border Enforcement Team to work with Canada on border security.
 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 505 Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017
  • HR 2213 Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017
  • HR 6997 Repatriation Assistance Act of 2018
  • S 146 Border Security Technology Accountability Act of 2017
  • HR 6439 Biometric Identification Transnational Migration Alert Program Authorization Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 20
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6415: American Border Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6415/
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"H.R. 6415: American Border Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6415/.
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H.R. 6415, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6415/.
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